April 2010

Why Being Passionate about Your Career Can Drive You Nuts

April 11, 2010

A guest post by Simple Life in France People often rail against giving up their dreams, working a 9-to-5  job they hate and having the life sucked out of them.  But what if you work atypical hours doing something you’re passionate about with an outlet for your creativity?  Are you safe from job-induced insanity? Hardly. [...]

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Hidden costs of illness or injury

April 10, 2010

Welp, it looks like I’m not only going to live, I’m actually on the mend. Yesterday it was off to the orthopedist. From his PA I learned that the ER staff were incorrect in their thought that the dislocated shoulder was also fractured. The orthopod searched the half-dozen(-plus) X-rays and could find no sign of [...]

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Kids & Costs: Another point of view

April 10, 2010

Guest Post by Frugal Scholar Since I took issue with Funny’s** premise—that having children is intrinsically and unavoidably expensive—and since I promised to write something for her, here is a short version of what I would say to prospective parents.  First of all, I’ve read Elizabeth Warren’s books and articles. She is truly a voice [...]

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Can Minimizing Go Too Far?

April 9, 2010

This is a guest post from Crystal of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: A Personal Financial Blog about the Next Financial Step. It’s an open fiscal diary and a personal finance blog rolled into one that is looking to get as many people involved as possible. Minimizing is in. I’ve seen three different articles in [...]

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Buying Futures at the Supermarket: Groceries as investment

April 8, 2010

Guest post by Pinchnickel PHOENIX, Ariz. – Save big bucks by playing the commodities future market at your grocery store every week. Buy in season, freeze, preserve, and consume later when prices double. Save even more when you factor in clipped discount coupons. Let’s go shopping. Today’s futures bargain is bananas. Late spring is harvest [...]

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March Madness Results Are Up!

April 7, 2010

Free Money Finance has posted the winners of this year’s March Madness competition: Debt-free Adventure’s Identify & Overcome Money Anxiety & Stress in Relationships: $500 to Habitat for Humanity Personal Finance by the Book’s Debt Free in One Year: A True Story: $300 to ¡Vámonos! Community Ministries Bible Money Matters’ Managing Your Money Is An [...]

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